HPE Labs - Senior QEC Researcher – Integrated HPC & Quantum Solutions

About the role

This role is a Senior Research Engineer position with a focus on Quantum Error Correction (QEC) within the HPE Quantum team at HPE Labs. The role is hybrid, with an expectation of working 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quantum error correction strategies to find those that have the best ability to make it possible to run applications on quantum hardware.
• Develop improvements to quantum error correction strategies, algorithms, and software.
• Influence HPC-QC architectural decisions with detailed knowledge of quantum error correction strategies.
• Create and demonstrate novel quantum error correction components and describe these in publications and presentations.
• Develop software components to handle the QEC details in quantum circuit compilation, emulation/simulation, and resource estimation.
• Develop or integrate realtime decoder technologies into HPE’s HPC-QC software stack.

Requirements

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics with a strong preference for quantum computing, computational science, or ML/AI expertise.
• 10 or more years of programming experience.
• 1 or more years of experience implementing software for quantum error correction (resource estimation, real-time decoding, circuit compilation).
• Advanced programming skills in low-level languages such as C, C++, or Rust.
• Advanced programming skills in Python.
• Experience contributing to large software projects and creating new software efforts.
• Experience using Linux command line tools.
• Experience with library API design.
• Experience creating or extending quantum computing tools (e.g., Qiskit, CUDA-Q, TensorFlow Quantum, Pennylane).
• Deep understanding of Quantum Computing and skills in understanding and optimizing circuits.
• Deep understanding of Quantum Error Correction codes including circuit compilation and decoding aspects.
• Strong mathematical background, with excellent skills in areas such as statistics, probability, linear algebra.
• Creative and analytical thinking abilities, with a passion for solving complex problems.
• Strong consensus-building skills.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas clearly and engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences, in both written form and in presentations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applications of quantum computing, including quantum chemistry or other quantum simulation.
• Programming experience in high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, GPU computing, or FPGA computing.
• Experience with performance debugging and tuning.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience developing client/server software with TCP/IP or UDP.
• Experience managing of open-source projects.
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and generative AI.
• Solid understanding of quantum computing algorithms, computational physics, quantum many-body systems, quantum chemistry, material science, combinatorial optimization, or statistical physics.
• Strong track record of sharing findings with the broader scientific community, e.g., publishing research papers in top-tier journals and conferences.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of applications of quantum computing, including quantum chemistry or other quantum simulation.
• Programming experience in high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, GPU computing, or FPGA computing.
• Experience with performance debugging and tuning.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience developing client/server software with TCP/IP or UDP.
• Experience managing of open-source projects.
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and generative AI.
• Solid understanding of quantum computing algorithms, computational physics, quantum many-body systems, quantum chemistry, material science, combinatorial optimization, or statistical physics.
• Strong track record of sharing findings with the broader scientific community, e.g., publishing research papers in top-tier journals and conferences.

Pay

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

• United States of America: Annual Salary USD 135,500 - 275,000 in California

Benefits

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing. Personal & Professional Development programs are also available to help you reach any career goals you have.

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